Linhe–Hami railway

Linhe–Hami railway or Linha railway (Chinese: 临哈铁路; pinyin: Lín–Hā tiělù) is a railway in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of northwestern China between Linhe District in Bayan Nur, and Hami in eastern Xinjiang in the west. It has a branch to Ceke, a border post in Ejin Banner on the China–Mongolia border. The railway is 1,390 km (864 mi) in total length, and runs entirely in desert regions. The line between Linhe and Ceke was built with investments of ¥4.27 billion. It opened to freight operations in December 2009 and passenger service in November 2010, but has been plagued by sandstorms and shifting dunes, which have buried tracks and disrupted service.

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